I wont deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on one thing for a period of longer than three minutes. My curiosity is channeled inward rather than Internet-ward.
Heidi JulavitsI think the one reason that writers marry other writers - one of the reasons that I married another writer - was, I fell in love with that writer. But second of all, I had been married before and a source of marital strife was me needing to go away for a couple of weeks to write or it's Saturday and I think I just need to work today and not hang out with you.
Heidi JulavitsWhen you are expending much energy on someone else's demise, it's like you weaken your psychic immune system.
Heidi JulavitsAs a writer, you want to go somewhere else sometimes. You want to vary the terrain that you're exploring.
Heidi Julavits